Aubrey K. McClendon
CEO
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
New Global IPO Center of Excellence
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year®
Energy, Cleantech and Natural Resources
Aubrey McClendon founded Chesapeake Energy, the nation’s second-biggest producer of natural gas after ExxonMobil, in 1989 with only $50,000. Chesapeake went public in 1993 in the worst-performing IPO of the year, but the stock rose to $34 after a major natural gas discovery in Texas boosted company revenues. McClendon has since strived to create a company that can weather the industry’s boom and bust cycles. In the last several years, McClendon has become a vocal evangelist of the potential of the natural gas industry to help the United States become energy-independent.
Oklahoma City, OK
Founded: 1989
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